The princess seemed to be too lazy to care about Chu Qingzhu. She just gave her a warning look so that she did not dare to speak. Then she turned to Su Ning and said to her heart,
"We are in a hurry. Your companions are coming with the housekeeper behind us. Let Shuanghua and the others be busy for a while. They will be relaxed when they come."
After all, Su Ningxin's identity was the eldest daughter of the Marquis of Xuanning, so she couldn't be shabby when she got married, so the Marquis had many maids and stewards to marry her, but they didn't bring them with them this time.
In fact, Su Ningxin did not trust these people, but after all, their roots were in the Hou Mansion, and the contract of betrayal was in her hands, because the possibility of betraying themselves for profit was much smaller.
"It's okay. Now that Ji Han is not at home, I am the only one in the yard. It is enough for them to take care of me." Su Ningxin said in a sensible manner.
Then he suddenly remembered something and asked the princess, "Mother, concubine, is there a Buddhist temple in our house?"
Su Ningxin's question was just a formality, because when she was a secret guard in the past, she knew all about these noble families, especially those in power such as Anjun Prince's Mansion. Her investigation was meticulous, so she naturally knew that the mansion There is no Buddhist temple here at all.
The princess shook her head, "There is no Buddhist temple built in the mansion." She seemed to have thought of something, and said with a sudden look on her face, "I almost forgot, Ning'er grew up in a nunnery, so naturally a Buddhist temple is needed to worship Buddha. good."
"There is still open space on the east side of the garden. I will ask the housekeeper to build a Buddhist temple for you. It will be completed in a short time."
Su Ningxin quickly shook her head in embarrassment, "Why bother with this? I can just find an empty house in the yard and decorate a Buddhist temple."
The princess disagreed, "It is a good thing to worship the Buddha. You are a dignified concubine and a serious master of our house. How can I wrong you?"
After the princess said this, Su Ningxin clearly felt that the atmosphere in the hall was suffocating, and the expressions of the people below changed a little.
On the other hand, Concubine Li, who was sitting at the front, had no expression on her face. She didn't know whether it was because she was too good at hiding her emotions, or because it really had nothing to do with her.
Su Ningxin frowned and thought about it, and then remembered that when she was distracted, she vaguely heard them talking about how several ladies were unwilling to crowd into the same courtyard during this period, and wanted the palace to expand a few more courtyards to give to concubines and girls. live.
Thinking of this, Su Ning suddenly understood. It was probably that the princess was dissatisfied with their non-stop behavior and only wanted to beat them up if they caused trouble, so she directly used the place they wanted to use to expand the yard to build a Buddhist temple for herself.
[I lie down and directly attract a wave of hatred.]
Su Ningxin thought silently, but she had nothing to worry about. Her positioning of herself had always been, 'If someone offends me, I will offend him. If someone doesn't offend me, I will look at their mood.' She had no intention of establishing a gentle and kind image. The hatred was gone, but they could still bite her.
What's more, this is not completely useless to me. At least it will let them know that they get along very well with the princess. If they want to cause trouble, they will also be able to weigh their weight.
Thinking like this, Su Ningxin acted like a noble lady from a noble family who restrained herself and obeyed her elders.
"If there are no obstacles to the construction, then it would be great to build a Buddhist hall. However, worshiping Buddha focuses on the heart and not on external flashy things. Before building it, I just set up a Buddhist hall in the yard. Mother Concubine asked the housekeeper not to worry, just build it slowly."
The princess nodded, "That's the case. If you are short of anything, go to the warehouse to arrange it. Don't wrong yourself at home."
"Ning'er understands, thank you very much, concubine."
The conversation between the two did not give anyone a chance to interrupt. A few words decided the ownership of the open space on the east side of the garden, and the concubines and girls sitting on the seats did not dare to speak out.
The princess originally regarded Su Ningxin as her own daughter, but now she is even more happy to see that Su Ningxin is on the same page as her. She has been very boring in this palace these years, and now it is a pleasure to have a caring daughter-in-law to accompany her.
There was a happy look in the princess's eyebrows, "The things here are almost finished. I guess your yard is almost settled, so you can go back first. If there is something that the servants don't understand, you can give them some advice so that they don't have to worry about it." Clumsiness dissatisfies you.”
"This..." Su Ningxin showed hesitation.
But the princess understood Su Ningxin's concerns, "Don't worry, I allowed you to go back. If anyone dares to gossip, I will deal with it according to the family rules." After saying this, the princess glanced around coldly, looking at everyone. All lowered their heads.
After banging for a while, the princess turned to look at Su Ningxin, her eyes softening again, "You are exhausted from the long journey, so go back and have a good rest."
Su Ningxin didn't want to sit here idle. Since the princess said this, she pretended not to be able to bear the kindness of her uncle and the princess and said, "Ning'er, thank you mother and concubine for your consideration. Then Ning'er will go back first."
"Go on, go on. You don't know much about the mansion and you can't hear anything. You might as well have a good rest." The princess joked.
Su Ningxin also bowed her head slightly in cooperation, but it was not difficult to see her blushing cheeks, which made the princess laugh.
Su Ningxin stood up and bowed to the princess, and then walked out with ladylike steps. Along the way, she received many envious looks from seven or eight-year-old girls.
Compared to Su Ningxin, these little girls could not understand the conversation between the princess and the nuns and stewards. However, due to the rules of the palace, everyone must gather in the back hall after the princess returns from a trip. After explaining everything clearly, They couldn't leave before they could leave, so even though they were impatient, they could only sit quietly and wait.
And not only are they bored, they also have to maintain their manners at all times, lest the princess notice that their manners are not good enough to be called upon, and they have to appoint the nuns in the palace to teach them etiquette. They have suffered that kind of pain once and never want to have it again. .
Su Ningxin ignored those envious or fearful looks, and left the inner hall without even giving them a look.
A maid at the door led her to Chu Jihan's courtyard. As Chu Jihan was the only son in the family, the courtyard was naturally very good. It was one of the main courtyards in the mansion. Su Ningxin took a look at it, and indeed It was big enough, and there was a large open space in the center of the courtyard, probably for Chu Jihan to practice.
[It would be great if Chu Jihan really only comes back for one month every year. From now on, such a big yard will be mine alone. If I can replace all the people in the yard with my own people, I will even have a place to stretch my fists and feet every day.]
Looking at the courtyard, Su Ning was thinking silently.
When he walked into the courtyard, Shuangbai, with sharp eyes, immediately saw her. He called out to the girl and came out to greet her.
(End of chapter)